Re-Using yeast that was "fined"
Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 7:32 am
by ionia_ales
I got a little yeast from a microbrewery using 570-wlp, and I'd like to culture it up, but they used Gelatin to clear the beer. Would there be any problems making a starter with the slurry I collected?
i have always liked that my brews never had horsebones etc in them..
Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 10:33 am
by bubrewer
How does it look? If it is one large gelatinous blob, then you might be in for a challenge. If it looks and pours pretty much like normal yeast, then my guess is that it would work fine.
You could make a small starter out of a little bit of that slurry and see if that behaves normally before you commit the whole beer.
Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 1:09 pm
by Ozbrewer
i would take it and grow it on a petri dish and re culture it from there
Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 7:41 pm
by ionia_ales
thanks all,
I don't have a petri dish, nor the knowledge to culture from a really small # of cells. The yeast looks just fine. I will make a starter, and try to grab some of the kreusen and the liquid rather than the cake in the bottom.
Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 8:18 pm
by Homegrown Hops
throw them some 1.040 wort and some yeast nutrient and you should be a yeast farmer.